60 Second Review: Subway breakfast

Limited window of opportunity for Subway breakfast sandwiches

Hoboken411 often pulls some pretty long nights – that can lead to mornings and beyond.

Walking around the barren streets of our city at the crack of dawn can be quite a treat. The birds are chirping, there’s minimal traffic – and hardly anyone out and about. Refreshing and peaceful (if you can say that for living in a place a stone’s throw from the busiest city in the world).

However, the other day – while milling about with Hoboken411 Mascot Oscar at around 6am-ish – I decided that it was time to finally try one of those Subway Foot-long Breakfast Sandwiches I see signs for. The special of the month was “double bacon egg & cheese.” Sounded like it was worth a shot for only $5 bucks!

Lo behold, we arrive at the Subway to discover they were closed – and didn’t open until 9am! What kind of place serves breakfast starting at 9am? Everyone’s at work already! You’d think that the executives at Subway would have thought about the concept that “breakfast = mornings,” and they’d change their operating hours to coincide with the types of food they’re selling. What next? Foot-long Midnight Snacks available at 2pm?

I ended up getting a nice fresh hot bagel at Hoboken Bagels(the best cream cheese in Hoboken) instead.

Anyway – I did eventually try the sandwich at Subway – and I can sum it up in two brief points:

A good value – fills you (and another person) up.

Despite the value – tasted artificial. Use only in case of hunger emergency and limited other options or money!

Since introducing the new Breakfast menu options, they did institute a corporate policy of opening at 7am (in fact the downtown Subway on River St. is open at 7am – most likely due to it’s proximity to the PATH).

However, franchisees can ask for a waiver on the hours requirement. The midtown Subway was able to justify the 9am opening based on volume and the hours of similar businesses in the area.

But the 9am opening still seems like a bad idea when you sell egg sandwiches – and what about the people north and west of this location that still walk past to get to the PATH, Ferry or NJT Bus?

Next time you are downtown at 7am…stop by Fran’s (at 2nd/Hudson) for a fresh made pork roll, egg and cheese sandwich (we have other options too) and a 16oz flavored coffee… let us know how we compare… Total cost is $4.50[quote comment=”207039″]Update: I spoke with a Subway rep today – and got a little more info.Since introducing the new Breakfast menu options, they did institute a corporate policy of opening at 7am (in fact the downtown Subway on River St. is open at 7am – most likely due to it’s proximity to the PATH).However, franchisees can ask for a waiver on the hours requirement. The midtown Subway was able to justify the 9am opening based on volume and the hours of similar businesses in the area.But the 9am opening still seems like a bad idea when you sell egg sandwiches – and what about the people north and west of this location that still walk past to get to the PATH, Ferry or NJT Bus?[/quote]